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tol•er•ate

Pronunciation: (tol'u-rāt"),[key]—v.t.,-at•ed, -at•ing.1. to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
2. to endure without repugnance; put up with: I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence.3. Med.to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
4. Obs.to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.